Math Dept 2019-2020
Newsletter 13
Monday, 16 March 2020
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Past
newsletters can now be reached via the department website.
[Click on “About” and
then “News and Events”].
Newsletter is sent
out when there is something new.
Please send entries
by the end of the workweek –Ed
A note from the
editor: Wish everyone a safe and productive break during these difficult times.
If you are a co-ordinator for any of the seminars please let me know if and how you plan to continue
them.
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MEETINGS
AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
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Mondays
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Combinatorics Seminar
Mondays at 3pm in
room 213.
Coordinator: Louis
Shapiro
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TUESDAYS
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Seminar On Topological Semigroups
10:10 AM to 11:00
AM, Annex III lab.
The seminar started
on Tuesday, January 28th.
Neil will continue
talking about some of his recent work.
Coordinator Dennis
Davenport
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Wednesdays
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Graduate Student
Seminar
12.10 to 1pm ASB-B 213
Coordinator: Matthew Cavallo
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Math team/Math Club
meetings
Wednesdays at 5pm, room 213.
Organizers: Jill McGowan (math club), Sankar Sitaraman (math team)
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Fridays
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Clifford Algebras
Seminar
3 pm, Graduate
School, 317A
Starting Feb 21, Tim
Myers has been giving a series of talks on new developments in this field.
Coordinators: Dennis
Davenport and Tim Myers
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Geometry Seminar
Friday, 2 pm,
Departmental Lounge (Room 201)
Speaker: Todd Drumm
Abstract: In this
first series of seminars, Todd Drumm will go over a
seminal paper by Fields medalists Milnor and Thurston on the dynamics of maps
on the real line. No prerequisite is needed besides basic undergraduate
mathematics (calculus 1, linear algebra) and a lot of curiosity. The exposition
will be practical rather than formal, Mathematica code will help understanding
what is going on. Students are highly encouraged to participate.
Coordinator: Roberto
de Leo
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Mathematics
Department Colloquium
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Fridays 4.10 to
5 pm, Room 213, ASB-B
Friday, Mar 27.
Nathan McNew, Towson University
Details to be
announced
Previous
speaker:
Feb 28, Naiomi Cameron, Spelman
College.
A sign-reversing
involution on peakless Motzkin
paths.
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TALKS AND
WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT
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1. WEBINAR SERIES on the Impact of the Mathematical Sciences
The mathematical sciences
play a critical role in advancing crucial innovations and improving our
prosperity, health, and security. Join us for a webinar
series featuring mathematicians telling the most important
stories of how math has made an impact, from traffic simulations to
personalized medicine.
Registration
and Information page
2. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport) Math Modeling Workshop for Graduate Students,
July 12-22, 2020
The 26th Industrial Mathematical & Statistical Modeling
(IMSM) Workshop for Graduate Students will take place at North Carolina
State University in Raleigh, NC, between July 12-22, 2020. The
IMSM workshop exposes graduate students in mathematics, statistics and
engineering to exciting real-world problems from industry and government.
Local expenses and travel support will be covered for graduate students at US
institutions that are admitted to the workshop.
The official application deadline is April 2, 2020, but full
consideration will be given to all applications received prior to April 15,
2020.
Further Information is available at: http://www.samsi.info/imsm-20
and questions can
be directed to grad@samsi.info
In
past newsletters:
Dimacs Workshop Reconnect 2020: Optimization, June 2020
Howard University Research Symposium,
April 16-17.
2020 Summer
African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop (ADJOINT), June 2020
QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN)
Opportunities Spring 2020
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1. Talitha Washington made this video on
Pi day:
Irrational
Video
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SCHOLARSHIP AND
FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(from various
sources)
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1. (Thanks to Mohammad Mahmood)
Opportunities at
FDA, Silver Spring
Opportunities
available at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), located in
Silver Spring, Maryland. A Biostatistical Research Fellowship is currently
available. Information and Application at
https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/FDA-CDRH-2020-0003
MSI
Stem Peer Review Program
The DOE will
provide student researchers an opportunity to join experts in the field of
building technology on a peer review session from May 4 to 7 in Arlington, VA.
This will provide opportunity to network with professionals and to learn about
research. Applications due March 27.
Details at https://www.msrdconsortium.org/blogs/post/doe-2020ppr
2. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport) Teaching Positions at VA Community Colleges
The Virginia community college system
has several openings for math Instructors. They are very keen on hiring Howard
graduates.
Please share
these opportunities with Howard graduate students and recent master’s or
doctorate level graduates. At the community college level, only a master’s
degree is required for teaching positions. There are openings at Germanna
Community College (near Fredericksburg), Piedmont Virginia Community College
(Charlottesville), John Tyler Community College (Richmond area)
and Thomas Nelson Community College (Hampton).
Please go to https://jobs.vccs.edu for details.
3. (Thanks to Aziz Yakubu) Positions at NSA
The NSA has several summer
internships, full time positions and sabbatical research opportunities for
mathematicians and students. Please go to
https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/nsa/index.html
for details.
In previous newsletters:
QEM/NSF Summer Internship
U.S. DHS Opportunities for Student
Workforce to Experience Research
Preparation for Industrial Careers in
Mathematics (PIC Math)
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INTERESTING ARTICLES
AND WEBSITES
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1. (Thanks to Katie Gurski) A new
math video about the COV-19 epidemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas0tIxDvrg.
3blue1brown has lots of
fabulous math videos.
2. Katherine Johnson passes away
Katherine
Johnson, NASA mathematician who helped the US land on the moon, and was
featured in “Hidden Figures,” passed away at age 101.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/science/katherine-johnson-dead.html